LJWorld.com Headlines for April 15, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Police chief shares information about recent complaints with Community Police Review Board]( On the heels of one of its members resigning in protest, Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board got its first report regarding complaints against police and began discussing a new process to reconsider police oversight. As part of its ... [Police chief shares information about recent complaints with Community Police Review Board]( By: Rochelle Valverde On the heels of one of its members resigning in protest, Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board got its first report regarding complaints against police and began discussing a new process to reconsider police oversight. As part of its ... April 14, 2022 @ 11:03pm [Anti-mask protester facing felony charges files to run for Douglas County Commission]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence resident who has protested efforts by the Lawrence school district and Douglas County health leaders to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus — and who is facing felony charges — has filed to run for a seat on the Douglas County ... April 14, 2022 @ 5:20pm [Lawrence man originally accused of rape pleads guilty to amended charges, gets suspended sentence]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man who was originally charged with rape has been convicted of attempted aggravated battery and other offenses and has been sentenced to probation. The man, Michael L. Landon, 55, was sentenced by Judge Kay Huff to 33 months in ... April 14, 2022 @ 5:01pm [Residential property owners in Kansas to see small tax break]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — Home and apartment-building owners will get a small break in the property taxes they'll owe this year and are likely to see small decreases in future years under a measure Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Thursday. The legislation ... April 14, 2022 @ 5:07pm [This weekend in Lawrence: Free State Festival screenings, Easter egg roll and more]( By: Sarah Parsons The Free State Festival, an annual arts and culture celebration, began earlier this week and continues through Saturday with film screenings and other events. Tickets for Free State Festival events can be purchased at the festival's website. ... April 14, 2022 @ 4:25pm [With help from national and local donors, Lawrence Humane Society 'goes all out' with free pet vaccine clinics]( By: Kim Callahan When an announcement went out recently about a free vaccine clinic for pets, 200 applications flooded in within the first hour. And more kept coming, said Elina Alterman, director of development and communications with the Lawrence Humane ... April 14, 2022 @ 4:11pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 14, 2022]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... April 14, 2022 @ 4:42pm [New partnership aims to smooth the path for tribal community college graduates transferring to Haskell]( By: Austin Hornbostel A new partnership between Haskell Indian Nations University and the College of the Muscogee Nation, a two-year tribal college in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, aims to create a smooth transfer process for community college students to Haskell. Monte ... April 14, 2022 @ 3:07pm [Lawrence teen was on Snapchat advertising drugs and showing off gun while out on bond in attempted murder case, affidavit alleges]( By: Staff Report Just weeks after he was released on bond in an attempted first-degree murder case, a Lawrence teenager was on social media showing off a handgun and displaying drugs for sale, according to a recently released police affidavit in the case. The ... April 14, 2022 @ 11:42am [Prosecutors drop child abuse charge against Shawnee day care owner]( By: Associated Press SHAWNEE — Prosecutors in Johnson County have dropped a felony child abuse charge brought against a Shawnee day care operator, citing new evidence that showed the child was unharmed when he left her care. The Kansas City Star reported ... April 14, 2022 @ 9:31am You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044